The Mystery of Christ and the Church: full transcript and answers

▶ 0:00 Today we’re going to look into Ephesians. 5:32 the mystery of Christ and his church now we’re going to look at the parable of the mystery of the kingdom of Christ and the church and uh Ephesians. 5:31 is quoting from Genesis. 2:24 for this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and shall be joined to his wife okay united in matrimony and the two shall become one flesh the two shall become one flesh is talking about the sexual uh act in the marriage to become one flesh. Okay and you got to.

▶ 0:50 Understand they we we liken the sex of a woman to a bun and the sex of a man to a weenie and when you put them together you you have a hot dog all right they’re joined together they become one when two homosexuals have sex they have two weenies and no bun all right it doesn’t work God doesn’t recognize that as a marriage when two lesbians come together they have two buns and no weenie and that doesn’t work either our supreme court may say that’s a marriage but the Bible says uh-uh it takes a bun and a weenie then you got a hot dog then you got a marriage the two shall become one flesh is talking about the sexual act now you’re all laughing and everything but you got to get this somebody’s got to address these issues okay the Bible does not support marriage between a man and a man and a woman and a woman all right now he’s quoting from Genesis 2:24 and so it is talking about the marriage okay it is a parable about the marriage well you say how do you know it’s a parable well the next verse explains.

▶ 2:07 It verse 32 of Ephesians 5 this is a great mystery see this isn’t a mystery we know the marriage isn’t a mystery but this is a great mystery but I speak concerning Christ and the church two hidden truths are in the wedding and the marriage uh parable that was written in galatian I mean Genesis 2:24 at the very beginning that parable was put in place so every time we have a wedding uh the last wedding I was at the the minister did a great job of preaching the gospel and ill and making this very clear of Jesus Christ really brought up but nobody was listening but he did a good job and uh you know you don’t have to have extravagant weddings to be married whether you get married by justice of the peace or a minister or in a home uh you’re married once you say I commit to this spouse God honors that I don’t care if you have a a custom of jumping the broom or whatever they do in other nations atheist you know they they have weddings and all that God when you want you say the vow God honors everybody’s marriage not just Christians and

▶ 3:38 I can show you that in the Bible but that would be another lesson now the nice thing about a church wedding is you do get a chance to get the gospel out if they explain Christ and the church related. To uh the marriage the bride and the groom let me tell you I don’t care where you got married once you said I do God heard it heaven put it down you’re married all right and he wants to bless every marriage now I want to point out to you that there are other parables in Genesis that explain Christ besides the marriage Genesis. 1:26 God said who said God singular uno one God said let us us is plural plural ooh ooh we got one God and he’s talking to somebody up there let us make man in our our is.

▶ 4:42 Plural in our image okay here is a parable of Christ the creator and we know that because in the New Testament God explains these parables John chapter 1 gospel of John in the beginning was the word the word was with God and the word was God say it was God the same was in the beginning with God the same was in the beginning with God.

▶ 5:20 Us and the word made all things he it says made all things and there was nothing made that was not made by him and he became flesh and dwelt amongst us and we beheld his glory as the only begotten son of God full of grace and truth so see in Genesis God is telling us there’s a part of him that was going to become flesh and die on the cross for the sins of the world we still got one God but we have him expressing himself in two two different aspects but there’s one God Genesis 1 by the way says in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth and the earth became without form and void and darkness was on the waters of the deep and the spirit of God moved upon the waters the what spirit of God so here you got another expression of God God the spirit God the son and God the father and they’re all the same person and how do you illustrate that well here’s professor Einstein okay with his relativity formula E = mc squared and he is a father he is also a son and he is a teacher the Holy Spirit the Bible says will teach us all things all

▶ 6:51 right Jesus is the son and God is the father your heavenly father. See our spiritual father every one of us have a spirit within us and so this guy is the same person though he has three different. Responsibilities the same person why does God do that so we could understand that Jesus said if I spoke to you of heavenly things you wouldn’t understand and so I speak to you of earthly things about heavenly things so you can. Understand amen is that clear now to prove it to you watch this this icicle the sun’s hitting it and it’s melting here we have solid water here we have liquid water okay but it’s still what the same element and here we have.

▶ 7:49 Vapor see the water turned to vapor did the water. Change it’s substance it’s the same thing isn’t it. H2o amen steam as you know can move a mile long load of coal cars up a steep mountain it’s that powerful a steam. Engine okay and so the Holy Spirit’s also the power of God and it’s the teaching part of God and that way we understand that’s why we say come Holy Spirit we need you what do we need him for to teach us and empower us you see come Lord Jesus what is he he is the savior he’s the creator he can make me a new. Creature doesn’t the Bible say we are new creatures who’s going to create us a new creature Jesus the creator who’s going to save us Jesus the savior yes and so that way we understand Genesis 1:27 so God who God created man in his own image let let us make man in our image next verse so God created man in his own image singular why because they’re.

▶ 9:13 One are you there church they are one when you’re talking about God you’re talking about Jesus you’re talking about the Holy Spirit when you’re talking about the Holy Spirit you’re talking about God and you’re talking about Jesus why they’re all one they’re all the same person. All. Right. Now Jesus the creator here is Jesus the judge Genesis 11:7 let us go down and confuse their language here we are at the tower of Babel they’re going to unite together and they’re going to build a tower to heaven which is impossible okay they can’t do. It and so God says let’s go down who’s [unclear] Jesus at least Jesus and the Holy Spirit we know it’s Jesus because let us make man is Jesus all right so they go down and Jesus judges the thing and he passes judgment and what did he do he changed their language and changed their skin color and their body makeup this is where the asians came from the indonesians the polynesians the anglo the african the indian they all come from this event where Jesus created all the races the creator.

▶ 10:41 Are you there you see he’s the judge he judged this has got to stop this is foolish and he passed sentence. And he is the judge and the Bible says the father judges no one nothing he has given all judgment to the son Genesis 3:15 I will put enmity I will put war I will put conflict between you Satan and the woman Eve your seed Satan and her seed. He the writers even in the Jewish Bible the hebrew Bible puts the pronoun in there it’s not really in there but they know who he’s talking about they’re talking about the messiah that’s coming we know the messiah is Jesus.

▶ 11:34 He shall bruise your head Satan he’s going to destroy your authority and you will bruise his heel now we know that the heaven is God’s throne and the earth is his footstool so his heel is where on the footstool the earth and he really wreaks havoc with mankind doesn’t he. Yeah he’s after you Satan’s after. You. Now Jesus on the cross the Bible says in Hebrews that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death that is the Devil Satan so Christ destroyed Satan when he died on the cross destroyed his power for those who believe believe and trust in him Satan is not our problem hallelujah so Christ is the conqueror of Satan and if Satan’s bothering you you go to his head don’t talk with Satan go to his leader Jesus and say Jesus would you take care of this and Jesus will take care of him Genesis 3:21 we have a Revelation the expression of Christ the lamb the savior God made coats of skins and clothed them where did God get the coats of skin he

▶ 13:05 had to kill an animal for them God is the one that slew the first animal giving us a parable that occurs every time through the Bible when a lamb was sacrificed or a turtle dove or a goat or whatever every time they did it they were reminded that Jesus was coming God in the flesh was coming to die for the sins of the world remember in the New Testament it says you shall call his name Emmanuel he called his name Jesus for he shall save his people from his sin you shall also call his name Emmanuel Emmanuel means what God with us so who was with us in the body of Christ God himself God himself died on that cross but God can’t die the muslims are right here here God can’t die you can’t kill God so what died the fleshly body Jesus lived in just like us our fleshly body dies but our spirit continues.

▶ 14:12 Living you see we have a spirit inside of us that’s the real us you see that’s why he’s our heavenly father he’s our spiritual father why because we have a spiritual man within us and our flesh dies like Christ’s body died but Christ body rose again immortally he had no blood in him and he lived in a fleshly body without. Blood just like we will when our bodies come out of the grave at the end we’re going to have an immortal body but no blood not like the old one it’s going to be kept alive by God himself you understand that so God killed the first lamb that is the parable and it kept happening all the way to when Christ died and after that the sacrifices had to stop now Genesis 6:18 I will establish my covenant with you here he is he’s going to destroy the earth with a flood he comes to Noah and he says I’m going to establish my covenant with.

▶ 15:18 You and the Bible says that Jesus is what the mediator of the new covenant you see so he’s talking about Jesus establishing a covenant with his church and you shall come into the ark now if I come to your house and knock on the door and you come to the door and I say hi there James how you what are you doing today and James says come in where is James. Inside see who is outside. Me you see. And he’s inviting me in all right so who is in the ark who’s the first person in the ark God.

▶ 16:14 Himself God himself was in the ark that ark couldn’t have sunk I don’t matter what happened to it nothing was going to hurt that ark why because God is in it where’s God today in his church the ark had had many doors how many doors did the ark have one door John chapter 9 and 10 says Jesus said what I am the door he plainly says I’m the door if any man come in by me he will be delivered he will be saved and what is the only way to get into the kingdom through Jesus the door amen and nobody has authority to change that. How many windows did it have yeah one the windows of heaven shall be open that connection that spiritual.

▶ 17:11 Connection see when we sing come Holy Spirit I need you what are we talking about God opening the windows the spiritual area and coming and meeting with us spiritually it’s an example of the church and that’s why the Bible says I will build my church Jesus said and the gates of hell should not prevail against it there’s nothing that hell can. Do God is going to protect you and keep you no matter what’s going on in this earth cuz he’s inside of you we are the temple of who God and the spirit of God dwells in us the Bible says see the ark is a is a parable of the church hallelujah doesn’t it say in the days of Noah and in the days of lot so shall the coming of the son of man be see yes there’s judgment yes there’s things in the earth and there’s a judgment at the end but we the church when you belong to the church you don’t belong to the catholic you don’t belong to the protestant you don’t belong to a sect you belong to Christ his kingdom you’re the church.

▶ 18:25 And God’s going to take care of you. Hallelujah do you understand that see we’re we’re trying to show you the simplicity of this thing it’s very simple confirmation of scripture John 1:1 in the beginning was the word the word was with God the word was God the same was in the beginning with God all things were made by him the word was made flesh and dwelt amongst us Jesus the creator John 5:22 the father judges no one but has committed all judgment to the son Jesus the judge Hebrews 2:14 through death he might destroy him that had the power of death that is the Devil that is Satan Jesus is the one that destroys the kingdom of darkness and the king of the kingdom Satan. Amen and he did it on the cross John 1:29 John saw Jesus coming toward him and said behold the lamb of God that takes away the sins of the world who is the savior who is the one that cleanses and takes away the sin Jesus Christ the parables in Genesis are revealed to us in the new.

▶ 19:33 Testament amen amen and if you understand that the truths of God are hidden in parables and allegories you can quickly start understanding this Bible and you don’t need me anymore get rid of me but you do need the Holy Ghost open in your understanding spiritual things are discerned by the spirit you got to have God involved that’s why Jesus is the healer I will build my church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it Matthew 16:18 Matthew 18:20 where two or three are gathered together in my name I am there in the midst and that’s what kept drawing me back to the church is that presence of Jesus no matter what difficulties I had out there in a struggle with my my christianity that presence that was in the church kept drawing me back back to him and folks he promised that if we gathered together he would be there and we should always be looking for him amen the church is not a social club it’s not a club where you can get people to buy your product that you know you’re trying to businessman trying to [unclear] the church is a place to meet with Christ and to learn his word and we got to keep it that way where Christ can heal people and touch.

▶ 20:56 People he Hebrews 12:24 Jesus is the mediator of the new covenant John 10:9 I am the door by me all who enter shall be saved hallelujah and any religion not preaching Christ as the door as the way and the truth and the life is a man-made religion and real Christian ministers and real Christian people have to stand up and say Jesus is the way the truth and the life no man comes unto the Father but by Jesus Christ not by Muhammad not by any other person Buddha or anybody else it is who. Jesus and that is the God of the Bible and that’s the God we’re supposed to serve hallelujah and we’re not trying to run down people when we speak truth we’re trying to help people by speaking truth see it’s not speech hate speech when we speak truth it is love speech because God cares for the condition of mankind is that an amen I’m going to make a statement that only God can predict things to come and they happen 100% of the time only God can do that only a supernatural God can do.

▶ 22:18 That and atheists won’t disagree with me if there’s a God he has to be supernatural he has to be above men’s. Capabilities. And the Bible that we have gives us a God that told us what was going to happen and brought it to pass the God of the Bible in Isaiah. 42:9 God says the former things are come to pass all those things that I told you before in parables and allegories I brought them to pass and we’ll be dealing with some of those later new things do I declare unto you I those things are done I got more things things I’m going to do and I’m going to tell you before I do them okay before they spring forth I tell you of them that’s a supernatural God amen that’s above healing the physical.

▶ 23:14 Body we think a a physical healing is a real whoop hoop hoay and it is don’t get me wrong and he is the healer but let me tell you a God that can predict. And hundreds and thousands of years later bring it to pass shows that he is. God and then in Isaiah 41:22 God is challenging the religions the religions of Israel their idols their man-made ideas and their man-made doctrines he’s challenging them and he says to them show us what will happen you know if you got another God and you got another way said show us what’s going to happen he says declare things to come declare come get up and tell us things are going to happen that we may know that you are what.

▶ 24:18 Gods anybody can go through rituals and ceremonies and routines and you know burn incense and offer this and offer that. And say they’re. Religious and say they’re serving a God but God is saying clearly a real God can tell you what’s going to happen before it happens and how it’s going to happen and that’s the God of the Bible are you with me see everything in types and shadows in the Old Testament were fulfilled in the new Jesus dying on the cross cross Jesus rising from the dead Jesus cleansing him from all of those were fulfilled Jesus being born of a virgin okay every little jot and tittle was fulfilled him getting a drink of vinegar when he was on the cross every little scripture and it would even say so that so that the scriptures would be fulfilled he would do this he come riding in the city on a donkey because what he wanted to fulfill the scripture that God said hundreds of years before he wrote it it it happened hallelujah but listen and you young ones you need to hear me we’re not stuck with Old Testament promises when Jesus came he gave us a whole bunch of new promises that’s going to happen.

▶ 25:50 Okay he said he was going to come again after the second time and he says when he comes there’s going to be distress in the earth and perplexity perplexity means mankind can’t give an answer they can’t solve the problems and they’re in fear for what’s coming upon the earth with the waves roaring and the earth shaking as going to be indications in the stars and in the heavenly and the sun and the moon something big is going to be happening at the end and then you will see the son of man coming again but then the apostles come along through the Holy Spirit and said you know before he comes there’s going to be a falling away and then God also said through the apostles that he would restore all things we they fall away he said I’m going to restore them back and I’m going to send times of refreshing from the presence of God God said in the New Testament he would do these things and these things that happen and then it happened he said that their knowledge would increase in Daniel and the industrial revolution started in the 1800s and then it came along the tech revolution and then came along the information revolution and knowledge just keeps increasing why because God said in the last days I’m going to increase.

▶ 27:14 Knowledge and we see it he promised it and he did it and he said this in the New Testament those that were cut off the natural olive plant can be grafted back in and so there is a visitation of God coming that’s going to get the attention of the Jews spiritually not just. Nationally. Amen see only God can predict and bring these things to pass. 100% and I submit to you that when we serve the God of the Bible. The God of the Bible is a God of truth he’s a good God the Bible says he’s a righteous God he’s a just God when you believe in goodness righteousness fairness justice when you believe that the God of the Bible will execute.

▶ 28:19 Judgment when you believe in executing judgment you’re believing in the God of the Bible did you understand this simple message. That the truths of God are hidden in parables allegories that tell us spiritual things and it does take the Holy Spirit showing you this. Stuff do you see today that Jesus is the creator do you see that he is. God let us make man in our image then God made man in his image why it’s the same person some people want to get hung up too much on Jesus too much on the Holy Ghost and all the rest it’s all the same one folks it’s just the Holy Spirit teaches us the Bible says the Holy Spirit empowers us you shall be clothed with power from on high when the Holy Ghost comes upon you that’s the power of God working in the earth you see Jesus is the creator the savior he’s the king of kings and the Lord of lords and God is our spiritual father.